The Claim

The monoclonal autoantibody M22TM, derived from a Graves’ disease patient, binds the TSH receptor with high affinity and has been used to develop highly sensitive and automated diagnostic assays for thyroid-stimulating autoantibodies that are now used globally.

Source: Autoantibodies to the TSH Receptor—from discovery to understanding the mechanisms of action and to new therapeutics

What the research says

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In plain English

A laboratory-made antibody called M22TM, originally isolated from a person with Graves’ disease, binds tightly to the TSH receptor and is used in diagnostic tests worldwide to detect thyroid-stimulating autoantibodies.

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The monoclonal autoantibody M22TM, derived from a Graves’ disease patient, binds the TSH receptor with high affinity and has been used to develop highly sensitive and automated diagnostic assays for thyroid-stimulating autoantibodies that are now used globally.

Why this might work

A lab-made antibody that mimics the harmful antibodies in Graves' disease sticks tightly to the thyroid hormone receptor in a specific way that keeps it turned on. This same antibody is used in blood tests to find other similar antibodies in patients, because it binds exactly like them and lets machines detect even tiny amounts.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Autoantibodies to the TSH Receptor—from discovery to understanding the mechanisms of action and to new therapeutics

    Scientists made a lab-grown antibody called M22TM from a Graves’ disease patient, and it sticks tightly to the thyroid hormone receptor. This antibody is now used in blood tests around the world to detect the harmful antibodies that cause Graves’ disease.

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